Reflecting on the past 25 years living with traumatic brain injury as I walk into the continuing fog of the future.
Category: Health
Writings on health and nutrition, the health care system, doctors and therapists, heck, anything to do with health.
Two Weeks Late, Got Revelation Post Done!
I launched Scrivener, the draft appeared on screen, and I remembered. I finished my latest Revelation post for Mind Explorer.
My Left Ulnar Nerve Is Being a Bitch
Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. Right now. It rarely fails, I’m doing well, settling into a rhythm and then one! two! three! My body tells me I don’t belong in this place of writing regularly, not having setbacks in my exercise and activity routines. Even though the car crash…
Spontaneous Brain Injury Healing Notes
Spontaneous healing of brain injury does continue after effective treatments end. A doctor observing these improvements helps patients keep working at their home therapy.
Blood Pressure Revisited
To figure out out what to do about my yo-yoing blood pressure, we have to look at my coping skills (fine), the actual stress I’m under (situational, emotional, physical, mental), my physical parameters (weight, diet, exercise), and how my brain has affected the whole shebang.
Low Back on Twitchy Strike
What does the low back do? You quickly find out when it goes on strike aka locks up, tightens on every movement, or contracts back and abdominal muscles suddenly.
Screen Time Is Me Time
But is it? Isn’t screen time more like social time? How do you manage screen time for yourself? I don’t have timers or use apps that block surfing or social media. I have a routine instead. Way way back, I used to take one day off from all things digital and computer because my “addiction”…
A First Aid Kit Should Include Neuromodulation Devices
What’s in your first aid kit? The usual? Or have you upgraded it to 21st century healing neuromodulation? I have!
Lazy or Resting?
“Lazy days” connotes slow summertime, feet propped up, a book in hand. But is it really resting? Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? In the time before brain injury, lazy days felt like a reward for a week filled with study, reports, phone calls, meetings, and meeting expectations and deadlines. They usually…